D.C.’s Zeal Capital Partners has made its first local investment, about a year after raising $62 million that it’s been deploying into fintech and future of work companies with diverse leadership across the U.S.
The venture capital firm, led by former AT&T executive Nasir Qadree, has put $1 million into EQL Finance Inc. as the lead investor in the startup’s $2.4 million seed financing round. The 1-year-old D.C. fintech offers interest-free loans to consumers struggling to make ends meet and…
